White Matter Integrity as a Potential Biomarker for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in OEF/OIF Veterans and Retired NFL AthletesMethamphetamine (Meth) is a potent, widely-used stimulant. Stimulant abuse occurs more frequently in the schizophrenia patient population than the general population. The co-...
A Third of Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE October 3, 2024 One in three former NFL players believe they have CTE, raising concerns about the mental health toll of that belief. PCC Rounds in the General Hospital Pharmacologic Management of TBI July 16, 2024 Cognitive complaints, ...
Patients with CTE displaysymptomslike memory loss, mood swings, cognitive issues, depression, confusion, aggression and motor skill issues. CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after death, but UCLA researchers have said they were able todiagnose CTE in at least three living NFL players. Both ex...
Considerable strides in medical interventions during the acute phase of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have brought improved overall survival rates. However, following TBI, people often face ongoing, persistent and debilitating long-term complications. Her
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading global cause of death and disability. Here we demonstrate in an experimental mouse model of TBI that mild forms of brain trauma cause severe deficits in meningeal lymphatic drainage that begin within hours and last out to at least one month post-injury...
Doctors at Boston University School of Medicine studied the brain of Tom McHale and determined that he suffered from a traumatic brain injury before his death last May. McHale was 45 and played in the NFL from 1987-1995 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ...
Post–Sport-Related Concussion Plasma Biomarker Levels Across Postinjury Time Intervals View LargeDownload Mean natural log-transformed uninjured and post–sport-related concussion plasma biomarker levels across postinjury time intervals for A, GFAP; B, UCH-L1; C, NfL; and D, t-tau sepa...
Fundamentals and recent advances in imaging techniques and selection paradigms for the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) will be discussed. Characteristic imaging findings for common TBI lesions will be described. Computed tomography (CT) is the
He also evaluates patients in the MGH Brain and Body-TRUST Program which is funded by the NFL Players Association. The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Army/Navy/Air Force, Department of Defense, ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common phenomenon, accounting for significant cost and adverse health effects. While there is information about focal pathologies following TBI, knowledge of more diffuse processes is lacking, particularly regarding how